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The TKRI/Seijinkai annual summer camp is always chock full of good training, ideas and discussion, but this year was distinguished by TKRI Mo. student David Baron earning his shodan under Harry Cook. It’s an honor to count Dave among our yudansha, and we are all proud of him.

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Congratulations, Dave!

You might remember that Randy and I have had a fair few posts and comments about food and nutrition in the past. Well I’m just back from our annual gasshuku in Virginia. The long weekend was brilliant, as always, and I’m sure there will be a few pictures from it coming up. But I also got a chance to see Randy’s new vegetable garden, and he sent me back to St Louis with an ice-chest packed with lettuce, herbs, chard, carrots, peas and squash. Here is just some of the treasure:

Veggies from Randy's garden.

Veggies from Randy's garden.

At Takushoku there was a chance your sempai might kill you. Mine are sending me home with heirloom carrots. Better, no?


"Try to see yourself as you truly are and try to adopt what is meritorious in the work of others. As a karateka you will of course often watch others practice. When you do and you see strong points in the performance of others, try to incorporate them into your own technique. At the same time, if the trainee you are watching seems to be doing less than his best ask yourself whether you too may not be failing to practice with diligence. Each of us has good qualities and bad; the wise man seeks to emulate the good he perceives in others and avoid the bad."
Funakoshi Gichin

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